Bathing Spoonbill

[Mike Landwehr]

An image of a spoonbill thoroughly enjoying its early morning bath, from a day on Alafia Banks with Jim Shadle.

1D Mark II N
500 mm + 1.4x
ISO 800
1/2000 @ f/5.6
Tripod, aboard Jim's boat

[dankearl]

Mike, a lot of nice detail captured here, sharp and well exposed.
Nice HA for a bathing bird, also.

[Dan Busby]

That's a great slash Mike. Nice exposure on the bird, good HA and good catch on the eye. I would suggest some NR on the background.

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

A very handsome individual with nice markings on the bill and colors. Always a challenge to get things sharp when the water is flying everywhere, and you did very well here.

I might try a version 1/4 or so of a stop brighter.

James always puts people in the right spot for great spoonie images!

Cheers

Randy

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Nice splashing shot Mike. Seems a bit dark to me and a large crop, as there is quite a bit of noise in the bkgd. Did you bring the exposure up in post? That might be the reason for the noise as well. Sharp capture.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the HA, eye contact and action. I agree that NR is needed on the BG. Nice image Mike!

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Love the all the water drops, real nice detail, great light, and excellent head angle.
Well done.